Newspaper Column: Early Morning in Simon Gardens

Abstract:

It had been a late and celebratory night. What followed -- not surprisingly like the night, the day – was a rocky early morning. I needed the fresh breezes of spring and a park bench to relax and recover. As usual, I headed for Simon Gardens.
I parked, as I often did, at Plaza America and then set out on the landscaped path leading
southwest to the East Gardens with spring flowers and flowering shrubs. The West Gardens, on
the other side of the Leader Transit Tower, were more lively in fall...